PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) along with somemembers of the press had the chance to talk with Ralph on the first day ofDaboy's wake yesterday at the HeritagePark in Taguig City.

Daboy (Rudy's nickname) succumbed yesterday, June 7, toperiampullary cancer after a long and hard-fought battle that started two yearsago before his 54th birthday.

Before his condition completely deteriorated, Rudy and his wife Lorna went to the States last March for a short vacation and to tryan alternative treatment for cancer. The couple immediately came backafter the doctors informed them that they could do nothing more to prolong Rudy's life.

An ambulance fetched the couple upon their arrival in Manila, taking Rudy to the Cardinal SantosHospital in Greenhills, San Juan, where he wasconfined until June 1. It was Rudy who asked to be brought home.

According toentertainment columnist and good friend Ricky Lo, Daboy also requested not tobe put on a respirator once his vital organs ceased functioning.